NASA's Testing a Drone to Prospect Asteroid and Planets for Natural Resources

Updated 8.13.15, 5:32 PM EDT by Kif Leswing

A prototype Asteroid Prospector Flyer is put into a tumble at the Swamp Works Lab before correcting and stabilizing itself using tiny jets. The prototype is in development as part of the Extreme Access Flyer effort.

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